The Narrator (Pilot)

Character in The Little Prince From: The Little Prince

Adult narrator who reflects on childhood wonder and the prince's wisdom

134 quotes

"It took me a long time to learn to draw"
Education
"The business of important men is to engage in commerce"
Philosophy
"The stars are beautiful because of a flower you cannot see"
Hope
"I wish I could see how it all continues"
Hope
"Only children understand what is important"
Philosophy
"If you love a flower that lives on a star, it is sweet to look at the sky at night"
Love
"Grown-ups love figures"
Humor
"The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled"
Education
"All grown-ups were once children, but only few of them remember it"
Philosophy
"All grown-ups were once children, but only few of them remember it"
Education
"The remedy for everything is salt water: sweat, tears, or the sea"
Wisdom
"Each man is responsible for all men"
"But he never said anything about his flower. He never spoke of her. But I could see that he was not really cured at all"
Love
"The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time"
Wisdom
"Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tedious for children to be always and forever explaining things to them"
Education
"The sight of all these riches made the little prince think"
Philosophy
"I had thus learned a second fact of great importance: this was that the planet the little prince came from was scarcely any larger than a house!"
"One must not confuse greatness with height"
Wisdom
"All grown-ups were once children, but only few of them remember it."
Philosophy
"What makes the desert beautiful is that somewhere it hides a well."
Hope
"A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away."
Creativity
"Drawing is another language. It is the language of those who are unable to speak."
Art
"A person is never too old to start something new."
Hope
"Only the children know what they are looking for."
"Grown-ups love figures."
Philosophy
"There is no mystery when one arrives at truth."
Truth
"The light of a candle is no less bright because it burns in a thousand other candles."
Inspiration
"The conceited man sought only to be admired."
"All grown-ups were once children, although few of them remember it."
Wisdom
"If you love a flower that lives on a star, it is sweet to look at the sky at night."
Love